“There was no way around Tupac, his influence, his impact,” said Hansen about the special pop-up restaurant.

Hansen said his vision for the Powamekka Café was inspired by 2Pac's sketches featured in the 2000 book, Tupac Shakur Legacy. On a sheet of lined paper, 'Pac described it as “a passionate paradise 4 people with power 2 play and parlay” and “the perfect hideout 4 those who wish 2 escape the World’z cold reality.”

“The elements he left in those sketches, you can see what he was going for,” said Hansen. “A lot of people forget that he was profoundly poetic and had a deep connection to those Afro-centric elements."

The Powamekka Café will open at 7PM on Tuesday (Sept. 13) inside Take 3 Burgers. The celebration will also include artwork from local artists and performers rapping Pac's classic songs.